Module templates

You define the data context for a time report template by naming the location of a PI module in the PI Module Database in the Module Template Edit window.

Retrieve PI aliases or PI properties that point to data for the report template from this PI module.

You can select a time or element template object in the data template tree where you want to insert a module template, then right-click and select Insert > Module Template. You can edit the module template by right-clicking the module template node and clicking Property.

• Name

  The path name of the PI module.

  Accepted module path formats

  Module path	Example	Objects returned
  Absolute module path	\\ServerName\ModuleName	ModuleJournal object for that module
  Relative module path	\Module1\Module2	ModuleJournal object for that module resolved using the module template parent path
  Multi-character wildcard search (*)	\\ServerName\Line*\Drier*\*	Collection of ModuleJournal objects that match wildcard criteria
  Report parameter substitution ([])	\OSI Plant\[ModulePathName]	ModuleJournal objects that resolve according to parameter values retrieved at runtime

• Display Name

  The display name for the unit template that appears in the data journal.

• Description

  The description for the template that appears in the data journal.